

{"id":11,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/international?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:59:51","slug":"international-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/international\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<section vue-app class=\"hero-primary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/international\/images\/080921-cop-white-coat-ceremony-28.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU College of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony\" \/>\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"relative container pt-128 pb-64 \">\n              <div class=\"px-24 mb-20\">\n          <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/international\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Office for International Students and Scholars<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">Office for International Students and Scholars<\/span>\n  <\/div>        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 px-24\">\n        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">Office for International Students and Scholars<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"relative 2xl:-mt-40\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"relative bg-red 2xl:rounded-8 pt-64 xl:pt-80 px-40  2xl:mx-40 pb-64 xl:pb-80\">\n                  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:items-center px-12\">\n          <p class=\"t-h2-serif  text-white px-12\">Western University of Health Sciences welcomes international students, scholars, faculty and staff to our diverse university community.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"md:flex md:min-w-5\/12 xl:min-w-3\/12\">\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section vue-app>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/international\/images\/050219-pharmacy-marketing-photos-20-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman teaches a Communication Skills class to international students in the College of Pharmacy Wednesday, July 7, 2021.\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-black\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--black\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">International <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Student Services <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">We provide support and assistance in immigration advising, maintaining immigration status, maintaining information and documents on foreign students and their dependents in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), staying current with rules and regulations and interpreting and applying the rules and regulations set forth by the Department of Homeland Security.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--yellow \" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/international\/student-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Learn more about International Students Services<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 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researchers in obtaining and maintaining legal immigration status.  We provide professionally competent and culturally sensitive services to our international community at WesternU, while maintaining the regulatory integrity of our status as a sponsoring institution of J-1, H-1B and Lawful Permanent Residency (green card) petitions.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/international\/international-employee\/\">\n    Learn more about International Employee &amp; Exchange Visitor<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  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<\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <h4>Mission Statement<\/h4>\n<p>To support international students and scholars in their goal to become a compassionate and skillful health care professional through shared values, culturally sensitive initiatives and scientific exchange.<\/p>\n<h4>Vision Statement<\/h4>\n<p>To advance, in the humanistic tradition of WesternU, the internationalism of our campus, where respect, caring and compassion are values we share with one another.<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n           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